Yasmin Sharabi was born in Athens, Greece in 1981. She is American, Palestinian and was raised in Bahrain, where she currently lives.
She holds an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute, London (2006) and a BA in Studio Art/ Art History, Minor in Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal (2004) where she was taught by the renowned Canadian painters Marion Wagschall and the late Yves Gaucher.
In 2014, she curated an exhibition with 40 artists from the Gaza Strip, Palestine, a collaborative venture between PADICO (Palestine), the APT (Artist Pension Trust), the UNDP and the Institute Francais (Jerusalem).
In 2014 and 2016 she contributed as an artist to the Lamu Art Project, an art residence Lisson Gallery owner Nicholas Logsdail.
She has overseen a number of projects, developing collaborations between artists and creatives from various disciplines, in Bahrain and internationally.
Yasmin currently works as curator and consultant to the prominent Bahraini artist and collector H.E. Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. She is also the director of the RAK Art Foundation, RIffa, Bahrain
Artist CV
Education
2005-2006
MA Art Business, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, UK
1999-2004
BA Studio Art/ Art History, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Artist Participation
2021
Collaborations I with Oliver Mark, Guardini Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
2020
Aquabit Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2018
Bahrain Arts Society, Annual Fine Art Exhibition. Manama, Bahrain
2014 & 2016
The Lamu Art Project, Lamu, Kenya
2015
At home. Roots, borders, memories. Metricubi, Venice, Italy
2014
Foundations, The Nest, Al Riwaq Gallery, Adliya, Bahrain
2013
If Walls Could Talk, Waterline Gallery, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain
2011
Out of Place, Waterline Gallery, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain
2009
A Beautiful Mess, Al Riwaq Gallery, Manama, Bahrain
Awards
ArtJobs Artist of the Month
https://www.artjobs.com/op/artists/bahrain/43302/yasmin-sharabi
Collections
RAK Art Foundation
Work Experience
2019- present
Curator and Consultant to artist and collector Rashid Al Khalifa
2018-2019
Collections Manager and Consultant to artist and collector Rashid Al Khalifa
2015- 2017
Partner, Stafford and Sharabi Art Consultants, Manama, Bahrain
2009-2014
Assistant Manager, Waterline Gallery, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama, Bahrain
2007-2009
Assistant Manager, Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai UAE